Jake Griffin
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COVID-19 hospitalizations increase to highest level since July 1Aug 05, 2020 1:00 am - More people were hospitalized for COVID-19 infections by the end of the day Tuesday than the state had seen since July 1. Illinois Department of Public Health officials ...
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Downstate accounts for 40% of Illinois' new COVID-19 cases, up from 10% three months agoAug 03, 2020 1:00 am - As COVID-19 cases in Illinois peaked in early May, downstate residents made up an average of 10% of the new cases each day. Over the past week, with cases surging once a...
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Illinois reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, another 1,467 infectionsAug 02, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials announced 14 additional COVID-19 deaths Sunday along with 1,467 more infections. The state's seven-day average infection rate now stands at 3.9%, ...
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1,772 new COVID-19 infections the most in one day since MayJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 rose by 1,772 Thursday, the largest one-day increase since May 24, when more than 2,500 new cases were diagnosed. Eighteen more deaths of Illinois res...
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Teacher unions call for online learning, threaten strikes if safety steps not metJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - The state's two teachers unions say all schools should start the year with remote learning and threaten strikes "absent a practical safety plan that includes a clear lin...
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State reports 30 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,076 infectionsJul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - State health officials announced 30 COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday and 1,076 new cases of the disease were diagnosed. That's the highest single-day death toll since 36...
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Finding weapons to fight spread of COVID-19Jul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - With health officials warning that COVID-19 could remain a danger for years, even after a vaccine is approved, researchers around the globe are looking into ways to keep...
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State warns of suburban uptick in new COVID-19 casesJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Kane County is the only Chicago-area metropolitan county that didn't exceed the state's warning level for new cases per capita last week. The metric shows Chicago, subur...
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Highest one-day infection count in Illinois since early JuneJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - State health officials announced Wednesday that 23 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19, while an additional 1,598 people have been infected. That's the large...
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Early morning fire near Gages Lake destroys houseJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - An early morning fire in Gages Lakes Wednesday destroyed a two-story, single-family house, Grayslake Fire Protection District officials said. Firefighters were called to...